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House Hansard - 221

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 20, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 2:55:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, being a farmer, I understand the trouble and difficulties farmers have. Imagine going to a potato field and having to take a bulldozer to pull the potato harvest. Out in the Prairies, there is not enough rain to grow a crop. Fiona blew our barns down and it killed our dairy cattle. It blew the wharves to pieces. That is why we, as a government, have invested in climate change and will continue to invest to make sure that farmers and the country itself can grow crops and have fishing and harbours.
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 2:58:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that farmers are fully aware of what is taking place in this country. Hurricane Fiona blew down their barns and killed their cattle. Temperatures went to 50 below zero and extreme winds were over 200 kilometres an hour, blowing everything to pieces. Farmers fully understand that that adds costs to everything. That is why the Liberal government has continued and will continue to invest in climate change and to stand with our farmers.
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 3:13:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my hon. colleague's question and fully understand the stress farmers are under. As he is fully aware, his provincial government in B.C. has sent the papers to my department. We are analyzing the situation, and as soon as that is done, we will make sure the farmers are compensated. This is what the business risk management plans are for: to make sure we help farmers in difficult situations. We will continue to do so.
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